Texas STEM job openings decreased from Nov to Dec
The number of job openings in Texas for STEM (science, technology, engineering, math) jobs decreased from 39,659 in November to 39,570 in December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio also decreased from 0.81 […]
Read MoreWhat’s a pension band?
A pension band is a figure that is used when calculating the monthly benefit for a defined benefit pension program. A pension band figure, which is typically changes each year, […]
Comparsion of CPS matched data sets – Millmet et al (2002) to Steward and Gaylor (2015)
Big Data. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Survey data. Employment Big Data. Those are all things that calculating worklife expectancy for U.S. workers requires. Worklife expectancy is similar to life expectancy and […]
Median housing prices fell for three largest Eagle Ford Shale MSAs in Jan
Median house prices for all three MSAs (metropolitan statistical areas) fell from December 2014 to January 2014. Image source: http://www.asemooni.com/news/economic-news/the-president-agreed-with-the-increase-in-housing
CPI falls faster than medical care commodities while medical services rise from Dec to Jan
The consumer price index (CPI) went down from 236.284 in December 2014 to 234.677 in January 2015, an annualized rate of 8.16%. The price index for medical care commodities went down at […]
Natural gas prices decrease while crude oil prices rise in February
WTI crude oil price increased from $47.79 per barrel in January 2015 to $53.56 per barrel mid February 2015. Natural gas price fell from $2.88 per million BTU (one million BTU is […]
Worklife expectancy for U.S. workers – updating the Millimet et al. (2002) econometric model of worklife
Big Data. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Survey data. Employment Big Data. Those are all things that calculating worklife expectancy for U.S. workers requires. Worklife expectancy is similar to life expectancy […]
Texas RN’s, therapists, and PA’s see increase in job openings from Nov to Dec
The number of job openings in Texas for nurses, therapists, and physician assistants increased from 9,189 to 10,144 from November 2014 to December 2014. The searcher-to-job opening ratio decreased from 0.85 to […]
FLSA OT report for individuals working in grounds maintenance occupations
In this post, we look at the weekly overtime (OT) hours typically worked by those who work in grounds maintenance occupations. Many of the employees that work in these jobs […]
Texas healthcare jobs increased by 0.3% from Nov to Dec
The health care and social assistance industry gained 4,300 jobs from November 2014 to December 2014. Compared to December 2013, the cumulative number of jobs added in this industry is 57,000, an annual […]
